Mexico: Chaos Erupts in Sinaloa Amid Rumors of El Chapo's Son's Capture

Panic spread across Sinaloa, Mexico, as rumors of  the capture of Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, son   of notorious drug lord El Chapo, led to violent  clashes. Sinaloa Cartel members blocked roads, set   buses and trucks on fire, and battled the army,  causing chaos in Culiacán, the state capital. The Mexican Ministry of National Defense  later confirmed that Iván remains at large,   but the damage was done. Tensions were already  high following the recent arrests of cartel   leaders Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and Joaquin  Guzman Lopez, another of El Chapo’s sons. Cartels deployed narco-blockades, a  tactic used to prevent law enforcement   from responding quickly. State Governor  Rubén Rocha reported vehicles set ablaze   to obstruct authorities. Dramatic footage  shared online showed thick black smoke,   burning buses, and armed confrontations  between cartel members and police. This isn’t the first time Sinaloa has been  thrown into turmoil over cartel arrests.   A similar chaos ensued in 2019 when El  Chapo’s other son, Ovidio Guzman Lopez,   was temporarily captured but released  after cartel members took soldiers   hostage. He was finally apprehended  in 2023 and extradited to the US.